Weather Records on 26 August 1972

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1972. Highest significance: Aurora Water, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1972

On 26 August 1972, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 580 daily.
Aurora Water set a monthly record daily precipitation of 180.8 mm (7.1 in) on 26 August 1972.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 26 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fisk	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 259.

Records on 26 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1972

Top 20 records on 26 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1972	Aurora Water, US	monthly rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1972	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Tahoka, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Joao Dias, BR	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	St Augustine, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Tatum, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Willcox, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Garcia, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Morris River, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Duncan, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Newaygo Hardy Dam, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1972	Pau Dos Ferros, BR	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1797 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1972. 1972 had 610 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-26 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1800	2
1802	1
1807	3
1809	1
1810	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	2
1814	1
1816	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	2
1850	1
1851	1
1854	4
1855	2
1858	2
1859	1
1861	1
1864	4
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1879	1
1881	2
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	8
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	8
1901	21
1902	5
1903	16
1904	7
1905	9
1906	24
1907	7
1908	27
1909	27
1910	18
1911	17
1912	48
1913	20
1914	41
1915	20
1916	40
1917	44
1918	24
1919	106
1920	39
1921	41
1922	84
1923	83
1924	651
1925	107
1926	184
1927	287
1928	141
1929	116
1930	201
1931	183
1932	298
1933	330
1934	290
1935	327
1936	701
1937	417
1938	428
1939	310
1940	509
1941	555
1942	576
1943	682
1944	855
1945	456
1946	419
1947	458
1948	1,063
1949	506
1950	294
1951	276
1952	354
1953	726
1954	700
1955	611
1956	283
1957	566
1958	662
1959	607
1960	381
1961	503
1962	493
1963	526
1964	312
1965	553
1966	639
1967	569
1968	375
1969	599
1970	939
1971	515
1972	610
1973	633
1974	567
1975	581
1976	427
1977	763
1978	535
1979	1,098
1980	933
1981	916
1982	754
1983	1,144
1984	660
1985	944
1986	804
1987	1,576
1988	658
1989	949
1990	779
1991	883
1992	1,743
1993	1,063
1994	668
1995	1,085
1996	950
1997	1,297
1998	1,277
1999	1,023
2000	778
2001	1,654
2002	1,100
2003	815
2004	1,093
2005	878
2006	935
2007	1,039
2008	1,050
2009	654
2010	1,600
2011	1,374
2012	657
2013	807
2014	670
2015	990
2016	1,029
2017	527
2018	620
2019	858
2020	769
2021	527
2022	583
2023	1,144
2024	714
2025	1,344
2026	906

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	434
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1